Nowadays people take___ exercise a day as they did in the past because of widely used automobiles.
| A．less than half | B．less than as half as |
| C．less than half as much | D．half less than |
．— Excuse me, could you tell me where I could make a call?
— Sorry, I’m a stranger here.
— ____.
| A．Thanks a lot | B．That’s a pity | C．Thanks anyway | D．I’m sorry to hear that |
After____seemed an endless effort, the patient was finally able to carry out ___seemed a perfect normal walk.
| A．that; that | B．what; what | C．it; that | D．which; it |
— Do you think an advertisement is ____ help when you look for a new job?
— Well, it all depends. Anyway, it gives me more of ____ chance to try.
| A．a; a | B．the; the | C．a; the | D．/; / |
.The basketball match will be put off if it ________.
| A．will rain | B．rained | C．is raining | D．rains |
When a pencil is partly in a glass of water, it looks as if it ________’
| A．breaks | B．were broken | C．has broken | D．had been broken |